lisakelsey's Profile

From: Pawling, NY U.S.A

Joined: December 31st, 2009

About me: I'm the art director of Family Circle and a food department groupie. I have been collecting cookbooks for years and now have a substantial collection of old and new titles which I am looking forward to entering and reviewing here.

Favorite cookbook: How to Cook Everything


Latest review:

April 20th, 2015

Aromatic Minced Pork, Shan Style from Hot Sour Salty Sweet: A Culinary Journey Through Southeast Asia

It's amazing how good this tasted considering I was missing a few of the ingredients. I used ginger instead of galangal and onion instead of shallots and squeezed on some lime juice instead of lemongrass.... read more >


recipe reviews (98)
book reviews (4)
useful review votes (31)

lisakelsey's Bookshelf

532 book(s). Click the title of a book to start adding your recipe and book reviews.

TitleTagsRatings & Reviews

The Cake Mix Doctor

By Anne Byrn
Workman Publishing Company - 1999


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 24 my recipe reviews 0

Cooking From the Hip: Fast, Easy, Phenomenal Meals

By Cat Cora, Ann Krueger Spivack
Houghton Mifflin - 2007


(1 recipe review)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 0

Crazy About Cookies: 300 Scrumptious Recipes for Every Occasion & Craving

By Krystina Castella
Sterling - 2010


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 1

Fire in My Belly: Real Cooking

By Kevin Gillespie, David Joachim
Andrews McMeel Publishing - 2012


(1 recipe review)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 0

Fish: The Complete Guide to Buying and Cooking

By Mark Bittman
Wiley - 1999


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 15 my recipe reviews 2

The Greenmarket Cookbook : Recipes, Tips, and Lore from the World Famous Urban Farmers' Market

By Joel Patraker, Joan Schwartz
Viking Adult - 2000


(1 recipe review)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 0

Homemade with Love: Simple Scratch Cooking from In Jennie's Kitchen

By Jennifer Perillo
Running Press - 2013


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 4

In the Kitchen with the Pike Place Fish Guys: 100 Recipes and Tips from the World-Famous Crew of Pike Place Fish

By The Crew of Pike Place Fish, Leslie Miller, Bryan Jarr
Studio - 2013


(1 recipe review)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 0

Italian Home Cooking: 125 Recipes to Comfort Your Soul

By Julia della Croce
Kyle Books - 2010


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 1

Jane Brodys Good Food Book

By Jane Brody
WW Norton - 1985


(1 recipe review)
owned by 13 my recipe reviews 0

Japanese Cooking: A Simple Art

By Shizuo Tsuji, M.F.K. Fisher
Kodansha International - 1980


(1 recipe review)
owned by 12 my recipe reviews 1

The Japanese Grill: From Classic Yakitori to Steak, Seafood, and Vegetables

By Tadashi Ono, Harris Salat
Ten Speed Press - 2011


(1 recipe review)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 1

Kitchen of Light: The New Scandinavian Cooking

By Andreas Viestad
Artisan - 2007


(5 recipe reviews)
owned by 6 my recipe reviews 1

On Drink

By Kinsgley Amis
Harcourt - 1973


(1 recipe review)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 0

Open Range: Steaks, Chops, and More from Big Sky Country

By Jay Bentley, Patrick Dillon
Running Press - 2012


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 1

Quick and Easy Korean Cooking (Gourmet Cook Book Club Selection)

By Cecilia Hae-Jin Lee
Chronicle Books - 2009


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 5 my recipe reviews 0

The River Cottage Family Cookbook

By Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, Fizz Carr
Hodder & Stoughton - 2005


(1 recipe review)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 1

Roger Vergé's Vegetables in the French Style

By Roger Vergé, Bernard Touillon
Artisan - 1994


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 1

Saltwater Seasonings: Good Food from Coastal Maine

By Sarah Leah Chase, Jonathan Chase
Little Brown & Co (T) - 1992


(1 recipe review)
owned by 1 my recipe reviews 1

Salty Snacks: Make Your Own Chips, Crisps, Crackers, Pretzels, Dips, and Other Savory Bites

By Cynthia Nims
Ten Speed Press - 2012


(3 recipe reviews)
owned by 4 my recipe reviews 3 book review

Savory Baking

By Mary Cech
Chronicle Books - 2009


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 0

Seven Fires: Grilling the Argentine Way

By Francis Mallmann, Peter Kaminsky
Artisan - 2009


(1 recipe review)
owned by 7 my recipe reviews 0

The Soul of a New Cuisine: A Discovery of the Foods and Flavors of Africa

By Marcus Samuelsson, Gediyon Kifle, Desmond Tutu, Heidi Sacko Walters
Wiley - 2006


(1 recipe review)
owned by 18 my recipe reviews 0

The Southern Slow Cooker: Big-Flavor, Low-Fuss Recipes for Comfort Food Classics

By Kendra Bailey Morris
Ten Speed Press - 2013


(1 recipe review)
owned by 2 my recipe reviews 1

The Taste of Country Cooking: 30th Anniversary Edition

By Edna Lewis
Knopf - 2006


(1 recipe review)
owned by 14 my recipe reviews 0

Tyler Florence Family Meal: Bringing People Together Never Tasted Better

By Tyler Florence
Rodale Books - 2010


(2 recipe reviews)
owned by 9 my recipe reviews 2

U.S.A. Cookbook

By Sheila Lukins, Carolyn Vibbert
Workman Publishing Company - 1997


(1 recipe review)
owned by 11 my recipe reviews 0

Vegetables: The Most Authoritative Guide to Buying, Preparing, and Cooking with More than 300 Recipes

By James Peterson
William Morrow Cookbooks - 1998


(1 recipe review)
owned by 21 my recipe reviews 0